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[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images Image caption France will spend millions of euros preparing ports and airports for a no-deal Brexit French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has said a no-deal Brexit looks “less and less unlikely” and has launched a contingency plan to prepare for it. After the UK Parliament rejected the withdrawal agreement, Mr […]

[ad_1] Novak Djokovic won his first Grand Slam title at the 2008 Australian Open, beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final Australian Open 2019 Venue: Melbourne Park Dates: 14-27 January Coverage: Daily live commentaries on the BBC Sport website, listen to Tennis Breakfast daily from 07:00 GMT on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra and watch […]

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[ad_1] Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFootage shows police raiding homes in Boshe village The former Communist Party chief of a Chinese village once notorious for its drug production has been executed, Chinese state media report. Chinese media have described him as the “godfather of the village” who protected all its drug […]

[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images In a small, central Beijing courtyard, family and friends are gathering to pay tribute to Zhao Ziyang – the most powerful man in China to oppose the decision to send tanks into Tiananmen Square nearly 30 years ago. He was subsequently erased from Chinese history for what party officials deemed […]

[ad_1] Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAhmed Hussein-Suale investigated corruption in Ghanaian football A Ghanaian undercover journalist has been shot dead as he drove home, after a politician called for retribution against him. Local media reports say unidentified men on motorbikes shot Ahmed Hussein-Suale three times in the capital Accra. He was […]

[ad_1] Image copyright Weibo Image caption An image of the ticket of the fine given to “smartphone zombie” Ms Hu in China A woman has been fined for being a “smartphone zombie” in the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou, and social media users in China are supporting the move. The woman, identified as Ms Hu, […]

[ad_1] Image copyright Victoria Police Image caption Police released these images of Aiia Maasarwe, taken on the night she was killed A 21-year-old Israeli student was attacked and killed in Melbourne, Australia while speaking with her sister on the phone, police say. The body of Aiia Maasarwe, 21, was found near LaTrobe University in the […]

[ad_1] Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionNairobi Dusit hotel attack: explosions, gunfire and rescue operation Nine people have been arrested in Kenya following an attack on a luxury hotel compound in the capital Nairobi that killed at least 21 people. All five militants who stormed the DusitD2 hotel and business complex on […]

[ad_1] Sofia Kenin (right) won the Hobart International before the Australian Open began Australian Open 2019 Venue: Melbourne Park Dates: 14-27 January Coverage: Daily live commentaries on the BBC Sport website, listen to Tennis Breakfast daily from 07:00 GMT on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra and watch highlights on BBC TV and online from […]

[ad_1] Image copyright EPA Image caption Russia denies building missiles that violate the accord The US must research new technologies, such as a layer of sensors in space, to find and destroy incoming missiles, a Pentagon report is expected to say. The Missile Defence Review, due for release on Thursday, says the US should revamp […]

[ad_1] Image copyright AFP Image caption The animal was being kept illegally at the farm in Minahasa in North Sulawesi An Indonesian woman has been mauled to death by a pet crocodile in Sulawesi after she fell into its enclosure. Deasy Tuwo, 44, had reportedly been feeding the crocodile at the pearl farm where she […]